Awarded in alternate years in poetry and prose for first books by California writers. The 2025 competition invites works of prose 30,000 – 50,000 words. All forms of narrative prose are welcome: fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, speculative, hybrid, and more.…
Palooka is an international literary magazine. For over a decade we’ve featured new, up-and-coming, and established writers, artists, and photographers from around the world. We’re open to diverse forms and styles and are always seeking unique chapbooks, fiction, poetry, nonfiction,…
Gold Man Review, a West Coast Journal, is currently looking for submissions in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for Issue 15. We are open to all topics and themes and love writing that pushes boundaries. If your work is on the…
Magazine1 is open for submissions for its fourth issue! We want the strange and unexpected. If you have a piece that you’re having trouble placing somewhere else, or one that doesn’t feel like the rest of what you make, send…
The Kings River Review publishes artwork, creative nonfiction, short fiction, and poetry of current 2-year community college students. Submission Deadlines: March 15 for the spring issue and October 15 for the fall issue. Submission requirements: up to 5 pieces of…
Sand Hills Literary Magazine, in print since 1973, is now open for Issue 49. We are a national publication out of Augusta, Georgia accepting works from the United States. Both emerging and established writers and artists are encouraged to submit.…
South 85 lit journal is eager to read your fiction, flash, CNF, and poetry through March 10 for our spring/summer issue. We’re based in the Converse University low-res MFA program, under faculty editorship. Theme: Borders | Boundaries | Lines. One…
The Blue Mountain Review launched from Athens, Georgia in 2015 with the mantra, “We’re all south of somewhere.” As a journal of culture, the BMR strives to represent all life through its stories. Stories are vital to our survival. What…
The Capra Review is an online literary magazine that delves into obsessions, preoccupations, and secrets. We are now accepting fiction, nonfiction, and visual art submissions for our next issue. Since 2014, we’ve featured the work of emerging and established voices, including…
Plant-Human Quarterly reads year-round. We seek unpublished or published poetry and essays that explore the myriad ways writers manifest their relationship to the botanical world—whether through heavily researched pieces, keen observation, or more intuitive ways of knowing—that attempt to communicate…